Zolgensma Adds Insurer Coverage Amid FDA Spanking

Aug 12, 2019

Novartis says its new gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec- xioi) has coverage policies from payers representing 40% of commercial lives, and high profile news reports name Aetna Inc. and Anthem, Inc. among insurers expanding their policies to cover more patients. That’s despite a $2.125 million price tag and a mere two months on the market — and comes amid a harsh rebuke from the FDA over news that Novartis subsidiary AveXis, Inc. hid some data during the agency’s review process.

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